Old habits die hard. So we were up at 6 am and ready to leave by 7:15. Two locks later we came to the new housing development on the site of the old Ovaltine factory. Much of is still under construction, but I have to say I don't like the look of it. Much is very close to the canal edge and the large communal buildings stretch back towards the railway line just like barracks blocks. At the Kings Langley lock end there are some smaller houses/?apartments which look more attractive, though small. It will be interesting to see how this pans out. The new Apsley development is now some 4 years or more old and seems to be developing some character with shops, cafes and a new Fullers Pub. The buildings at Apsley are centred around a busy marina and much more in keeping with the waterside, but at Kings Langley there is nothing like that in evidence.
On reaching Apsley Pat went shopping whilst your writer took the opportunity to top up the water tank. Just before leaving a Wyvern hire boat came up behind. We offered to wait at the next lock, but they too wanted water, so we carried on, however, we were delayed by opposite direction traffic at Fishery Lock where they caught up with us again. So we shared locks from then on until arrival at Berkhamsted. The family on board were on the last legs of their Thames Ring cruise and had obviously had a very good time.
The weather - cool and overcast and so far, no rain.
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